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Taliban reaches out to India, embassy to train Afghan diplomats in Kabul

India plans to hold a four-day training programme for Afghan Foreign Ministry officials in Kabul beginning Tuesday

China urges citizens to leave Afghanistan post attack on Chinese hotel

China on Tuesday advised its citizens in Afghanistan to leave the country "as soon as possible", following a coordinated attack by Islamic State militants the previous day on a Chinese-owned hotel in the heart of Kabul. The Chinese advisory appeared to be a setback for Afghanistan's Taliban rulers who seek foreign investments in hopes of halting the downward spiral of the Afghan economy since their takeover of the country more than a year ago. The militant Islamic State group - a key rival of the Taliban - claimed responsibility for the attack Monday afternoon on Kabul Longan Hotel, which left three assailants dead and at least two hotel guests injured as they tried to escape by jumping out of a window. Plumes of smoke rose from the 10-story building in the central Shar-e Naw neighbourhood, according to images posted on social media as the attack unfolded. Residents reported explosions and gunfire. Taliban forces rushed to the area and blocked all roads leading to the site. Khalid

Pak summons Afghan diplomat to convey anguish over attack on envoy in Kabul

Pakistan has summoned Afghanistan's Charge d'Affaires in Islamabad and conveyed to him its deep concern over the attack on the country's Head of Mission in Kabul, it emerged on Saturday. Ubaid-ur-Rehman Nizamani survived an attack on Pakistan's embassy in Kabul on Friday, drawing immediate condemnation and a demand for a probe from Islamabad. Nizamani was targeted by unidentified gunmen while taking a walk in the embassy compound. His guard was critically injured in the attack. The Pakistan Foreign Office said in a late-night statement that the Afghan diplomat was summoned on Friday evening and conveyed Pakistan's grave concern over the serious incident in which, thankfully, the Head of Mission remained unhurt but the guard was seriously wounded. The Charge d'Affaires was conveyed that security and protection of Pakistan's diplomatic Missions and personnel was the responsibility of the Afghan Interim Government and that this incident was an extremely serious security lapse, it ...

7 people killed, 41 others injured in a blast in Afghanistan's Kabul

Seven persons were killed and 41 others injured as a blast rocked the Wazir Mohammad Akbar Khan area of the Afghan capital, Kabul police spokesman Khalid Zadran said.

Car bomb blast kills 2, injures 3 in Kabul on US withdrawal anniversary

Two persons were killed and three others injured in a blast that rocked Police District 17 of Afghan capital Kabul, Interior Ministry spokesman Abdul Nafi Takor said

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Afghanistan: Taliban condemns Kabul mosque blast that killed 20 people

The Taliban on Wednesday condemned the explosion that took place at a mosque in Afghanistan's capital, Kabul, which left 20 people dead.

Taliban cleric Sheikh Rahimullah Haqqani killed in blast in Kabul

Taliban cleric Sheikh Rahimullah Haqqani was killed in a blast which occured in Afghanistan's Kabul, local media reported

8 killed in Afghanistan capital during Shia community mourning gathering

At least eight people were killed and 18 others injured in Kabul on Friday during a Shia community mourning gathering following the holy month of Muharram

US warns of possible retaliation after killing of Al-Qaeda's al-Zawahiri

In a Worldwide Caution Update, the department said it believed "there is a higher potential for anti-American violence given the death of Ayman al-Zawahiri on July 31, 2022"

Taliban team heads for Tashkent to take part in int'l summit on Afghanistan

A delegation led by Taliban-appointed Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi left Kabul for Tashkent to participate in an international conference on Afghanistan which is to be held Monday

Taliban expresses optimism over ties with international community

Amir Khan Muttaqi, acting Foreign Minister of the Taliban-led government in Afghanistan, expressed optimism about with the regime's ties with the international community

Taliban lauds return of Indian technical team in Kabul for humanitarian aid

The Taliban has welcomed India's decision to return their technical team to its embassy in Kabul to continue humanitarian assistance in Afghanistan."Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (lEA) welcomes decision by India to return diplomats & technical team to their embassy in Kabul to continue their relations with the Afghan people and their humanitarian assistance," Taliban spokesperson Abdul Qahar Balkhi said in a statement on Thursday."The return of Indian diplomats to Afghanistan and reopening of embassy demonstrates that security is established in the country, & all political and diplomatic rights are respected," the statement added.The Taliban spokesperson further assured security for all existing embassies in line with international diplomatic practices. "IEA calls on other countries to return to their diplomatic compounds and reopen their embassies," it added.On Thursday, India announced that a technical team has been deployed to the Embassy in Kabul to coordinate the ...

At UN, India condemns 'cowardly attack' on Sikh temple in Afghan's Kabul

India condemned in the strongest terms the recent "cowardly attack" at the Sikh temple in Kabul and said it's time that the UN Member States condemned hatred against non-Abrahamic religions as well

Shocked by cowardly terrorist attack on gurudwara in Kabul: PM Modi

Several blasts were reported near the gurudwara, in the latest targeted attack on a place of worship of a minority community in the Taliban-ruled Afghanistan.

2 civilians killed in Kabul gurdwara terror strike, 3 attackers dead

At least two civilians were killed and three security personnel injured after three explosions ripped through a gurdwara in Kabul on Saturday, according to multiple sources

Mann, Sukhbir Badal, Raghav Chadha condemn blasts at Gurudwara in Kabul

Several political leaders in India condemned the explosions and gunfire reported from a Gurudwara in Afghanistan's capital Kabul that claimed two lives on Saturday morning

Indian team's Kabul visit about humanitarian aid to Afghans, says MEA

India said on Thursday that the visit of its team to Kabul relates to delivery operations of its humanitarian assistance to Afghanistan.

Taliban sign deal with UAE's GAAC corporation to run Afghan airports

Speaking at the contract signing event, Mullah Baradar stated that the country's security is strong and that the Islamic Emirate is willing to work with foreign investors

Afghanistan gets over $760 mn in cash aid to fight poverty, food shortage

The aim of the international aid has been to prevent widespread poverty and food shortages in the country hit by a devastating humanitarian crisis since the Taliban takeover in August last year